Effectiveness of a handmade shell-based substrate for the breeding of Biomphalaria glabrata under laboratory conditions

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Study of the behavior of snails intermediate hosts of Schistosoma spp. under different maintenance conditions and their resistance to salinity in an african laboratory environment

“…But snails were found infested naturally or experimentally with the same size as in our study during which no special conditions were used ( Kariuki et al., 2017 ; Mulero et al., 2019 ; Mutuku et al., 2014 ; Senghor et al., 2015 ; Tchuenté et al., 1999 ). For example, we did not oxygenate the tanks or to provide additional mineral ions which could lower the mortality rate and increase specimen size ( Rodrigues et al., 2020 ). An in-depth analysis of the quality of the different waters used coupled with an intentional variation of their physico-chemical parameters would allow to develop suitable snails breeding medium.…”